as in explored
to search through or into
we uncovered many interesting stories as we delved into the history of the house we were restoring
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From rustically beautiful islands to villages best explored on a bike, here is where—and how—to vacation like the French this summer.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Multiple teams explored the possibility of acquiring Greenard from Minnesota and giving him a new deal.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Multiple federal prosecutors and the FBI investigated the military case regarding Venezuela.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Two federal sources confirmed to The Times that the document was being investigated by the FBI.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Edens, a professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, testified about studies he’s been involved in that examined whether experts accurately predicted future violence by defendants believed to be a threat.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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The authors looked at all sizes of flooding and examined separately what FEMA considers the most extreme, which are the top 1% of events.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Delved (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved%20%28into%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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